2024 Florida SouthWestern Volleyball News
It was a record breaking year in competition for the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers and a pretty good one in the classroom as well as 36 student-athletes and 4 Buccaneer teams were honored by the NJCAA during their annual Academic Awards release.
The Florida SouthWestern Volleyball program got it done both on the court this season, where they won their third straight NJCAA National Championship, and off the court, where Monday they were one of just four NJCAA Division I programs in the country to be named to the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award Honor Roll.
Not only did the Florida SouthWestern Volleyball team prove themselves as the top team in the country on the court this season, they also turned out to be not so bad in the classroom as Thursday the Bucs were announced as the 2025 FCSAA Female Academic Team of the Year as the top academic team across all sports in the FCSSA this year.
After being showered with awards for her performance on the court during the 2024 season, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Julija Grubisic Cabo was honored for her work in the classroom on Tuesday as she was one of just 13 student-athletes across all sports Nationwide to be named a 2025 CSC 1st Team Academic All-American.
For the first time in Florida SouthWestern history, the FCSAA Female Athlete of the Year award will reside in Fort Myers for the next year as Volleyball superstar Julija Grubisic Cabo has earned the award, making her the first Buccaneer in school history to do so.
Bucs fans won’t have to go far to cheer on Anna Marzella next season as the two time National Champ is headed just down the road to Florida Gulf Coast University to continue her Volleyball and academic career.
Florida SouthWestern sophomore Nele Broszat will pack her bags for a nearly 2,700 mile journey this fall after signing with Cal State Bakersfield where she will suit up for he Roadrunners in 2025.
From the West Coast to the East Coast, Florida SouthWestern’s Sofia Augusto will remain in the Sunshine State next season as the Bucs outside hitter will play at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
14 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers put together years to epitomize the moniker ‘student-athlete’ this season, combining their performances in the classroom and on the court and fields in Fort Myers to earn 2025 CSC Academic All-District honors.
After winning a pair of National Championships and earning 1st Team All-American honors as a sophomore this season, Florida SouthWestern's Abby Toeniskoetter will remain in Fort Myers the next two seasons, jumping to the other side of I-75 to play at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Florida SouthWestern sophomore Clara Maidantchik will be heading from one National Championship program to another in 2025 as the Bucs libero has inked with NCAA Division II Champs Lynn University where she will suit up for the Fighting Knights next season.
With a pair of NJCAA National Championships on her resume, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Nina Boledovicova is headed up the coast next season as the two-time All-Conference performer will play at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The most decorated player in Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers history will be sticking around in Fort Myers for two more years, just in a little bit different colors as sophomore Julija Grubisic Cabo will follow former FSW Head Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen and teammate Abby Toeniskoetter across town to Florida Gulf Coast University next season.
We continue our FSW Sophomore Spotlight today with two time NJCAA National Champion Bucs Volleyball player Camilla Brandalise who is headed to the ACC to play at Virginia Tech next season.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have found their next Head Volleyball Coach as veteran coach and former NJCAA National Champion Cesar Benatti has been named the Bucs second Head Coach in program history as announced by Director of Athletics George Sanders on Wednesday.
After leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to three straight NJCAA National Championship, the only Head Coach in FSW Volleyball history, Thais Baziquetto-Allen, has resigned to take over the Head Coaching position at Florida Gulf Coast University.
